The alleged attacker, Jefferson Roger Maciel, has now been fired by Uber, according to TMZ. The rideshare company issued a statement today saying that they are appalled by what happened and have taken all necessary measures to make sure the man can't use their app ever again. Uber also confirmed that Maciel was working for Uber at the time of the incident.

"As soon as we learned of this incident we immediately removed the driver’s access to the app and we stand ready to assist law enforcement with their investigation," Uber explained.